Lesson 7: Problem Solving with Vibe Coding and Agentic AI
What actions can agents take?
Chatbots can only reply to your prompts.
Agents can take actions in working towards a goal such as:
- Read files on your computer: look at documents already on your device
- Write code: build working programs on their own
- Search the web: look things up online in real time
- Call an API: ask another company's system for specific info like ordering off a menu
- Ask another agent for help: hand part of the task to a different AI
- Control physical devices: actually change things in the real world like heating or lights in a house.
Some example agent actions are: